Andrew Harrison (born 18 November 1970) is a British businessman, and former chairman of

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Early life

Harrison grew up in St Helens, the son of a window cleaner and factory worker father. He was educated at

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from 1981 to 1989, and earned a bachelor's degree in management studies from the

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in 1992.

Career

In June 2013, Harrison replaced Roger Taylor as CEO of

, a position he held until the company's 2014 £3.8 billion merger with

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, after which he became deputy CEO of

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. In December 2017, it was announced that he would leave Dixons Carphone and return as chairman of

to shake up the struggling company. In April 2019, Harrison joined the board of WhoCanFixMyCar.com as chairman. Harrison was named

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's Mobile Power 50 Person of the year in 2009 and 2014. Harrison is also a founding partner at Freston Road Ventures.

Personal life

He is married to

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(née Clarke), CEO of

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since May 2017. They have two sons, and live in west London.

References

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